This is a nice unit, if a cost-prohibitive one. I'm told by someone who resells Macs that he'd be against burning music/video CD/DVDs on a G3 based computer. The quote is:
"I question the viability of using a SuperDrive in a PB G3. If you are using it for data files (with Toast), then its fine. But I wouldn't recommend running iDVD on a G3 based machine - it is far too slow to handle that (that's primarily why Apple doesn't ship any iBooks today w/ a SuperDrive - only G4 based machines)." I don't doubt his opinion, but of course I'm curious. Has anyone else run into problems with their PB G3/G4s making video CD/DVDs? Vivian -------Original Message------- From: Joe Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 08/19/03 09:04 AM To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Corea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > MCE now has a DVD writer for the Pismo expansion bay. Take a look at: > http://store.powerbook1.com/mceexbaydvsu.html They also have CD-RW > and CD-DVD drives. > -- > ------------- > Bill Corea > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > San Ramon, California They also want $450.00 for it! As one of the previous replies to this thread mentioned, there are cheaper alternatives, personally I'd live with the ugly to get a SuperDrive capability for $99.00. I haven't read the xlr8yourmac.com review on the LiteOn LSC-24081-01 drive yet. But if it lives up to it's billing, they will soon have $100.00 of my money. Joe Ellis ______________________________________ One thing you can give and still keep; your word. Author Unknown ______________________________________ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- > "I have seen the future, and it licks itself clean." \r\n-Bucky the Cat, "Get Fuzzy" \r\n -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
